Manhattan · NYC landmark
Bialystoker Synagogue
7-13 Bialystoker Place · Manhattan, New York City
A synagogue preserves a former fieldstone church and the history of Polish Jewish settlement on the Lower East Side.
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NYFE Summary
Polish Jewish immigrants bought this former Methodist church in 1905 after their congregation had moved between Hester and Orchard Streets. They kept the older stone building and adapted it for synagogue use. Its rough Manhattan schist came from a quarry on nearby Pitt Street.
Three round-headed windows sit above three doors. A small half-round window fills the roof’s triangular end, and brownstone steps raise the entrance above the pavement. The stone exterior contrasts with the decorated sanctuary, which visitors can see on an arranged tour.
NYFE summary from the official history and visitor sources linked below.
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